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said enough as to its dangers to deter me from it�察�and I can scarcely think 

it right that a young Gy of the personal attractions of your lovely daughter 

should travel into other regions without a better protector than a Tish of 

my insignificant strength and stature。; 

     Aph´Lin emitted the soft sibilant sound which is the nearest approach 

to laughter that a full´grown An permits to himself�察�ere he replied�此 �Pardon 

my   discourteous   but   momentary   indulgence   of   mirth   at   any   observation 

seriously made by my 113guest。             I could not but be amused at the idea of 

Zee�察   �who    is  so  fond   of  protecting     others   that  children    call  her  'THE 

GUARDIAN��'          needing     a  protector    herself   against   any   dangers    arising 

from   the   audacious   admiration   of   males。       Know   that   our   Gy´ei�察  �while 

unmarried�察  �are   accustomed   to   travel   alone   among   other   tribes�察  �to   see   if 

they find there some An who may please them more than the Ana they find 

at   home。     Zee   has   already   made   three   such   journeys�察  �but   hitherto   her 

heart has been untouched。; 

     Here the opportunity which I sought was afforded to me�察�and I said�察�

looking down�察�and with faltering voice�察 �Will you�察�my kind host�察�promise 

to pardon me�察�if what I am about to say gives offence�拭─�

     ;Say   only   the   truth�察  �and   I   cannot   be   offended�察  �or�察  �could   I   be   so�察  �it 

would not be for me�察�but for you to pardon。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察�assist me to quit you�察�and�察�much as I should have like to 



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witness more of the wonders�察�and enjoy more of the felicity�察�which belong 

to your people�察�let me return to my own。; 

     ;I fear there are reasons why I cannot do that�察�at all events�察�not without 

permission of the Tur�察�and he�察�probably�察�would not grant it。                You are not 

destitute    of   intelligence�察  �you    may    ��though    I  do   not   think   so��  have 

concealed the degree of destructive powers possessed by your people�察�you 

might�察�in short�察�bring upon us some danger�察�and if the Tur entertains that 

idea�察�it would clearly be his duty�察�either to put an end to you�察�or enclose 

you in a cage for the rest of your existence。           But why should you wish to 

leave a state of society which you so politely allow to be more felicitous 

than your own�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�Aph´Lin�        �My answer is plain。        Lest in naught�察�and unwittingly�察�

I should betray your hospitality�察�lest�察�in the caprice of will which in our 

world is proverbial among the other sex�察�and from which even a Gy is not 

free�察�your adorable daughter should deign to regard me�察�though a Tish�察�as 

if I were a civilised An�察�and´ and´ and´; 114 ;Court you as her spouse�察─�

put   in  Aph´Lin�察    �gravely�察   �and   without   any   visible   sign   of  surprise   or 

displeasure。 

     ;You have said it。; 

     ;That would be a misfortune�察─�resumed my host�察�after a pause�察 �and I 

feel you have acted as you ought in warning me。                It is�察�as you imply�察�not 

uncommon   for   an   unwedded   Gy   to   conceive   tastes   as   to   the   object   she 

covets which appear whimsical to others�察�but there is no power to compel 

a young Gy to any course opposed to that which she chooses to pursue。 

All we can to is to reason with her�察�and experience tells us that the whole 

College of Sages would find it vain to reason with a Gy in a matter that 

concerns her choice in love。          I grieve for you�察�because such a marriage 

would     be   against   the   A´glauran�察   �or  good    of  the   community�察     �for  the 

children   of   such   a   marriage   would   adulterate   the   race�此  �they   might   even 

come into the world with the teeth of carnivorous animals�察�this could not 

be allowed�此�Zee�察�as a Gy�察�cannot be controlled�察�but you�察�as a Tish�察�can be 

destroyed。      I advise you�察�then�察�to resist her addresses�察�to tell her plainly 

that you can never return her love。           This happens constantly。          Many an 

An�察�however�察�ardently wooed by one Gy�察�rejects her�察�and puts an end to 



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her persecution by wedding another。       The same course is open to you。; 

    ;No�察   �for  I  cannot   wed   another   Gy   without   equally  injuring   the 

community�察�and exposing it to the chance of rearing carnivorous children。; 

    ;That is true。    All I can say�察�and I say it with the tenderness due to a 

Tish�察�and the respect due to a guest�察�is frankly this´ if you yield�察�you will 

become a cinder。      I must leave it to you to take the best way you can to 

defend yourself。     Perhaps you had better tell Zee that she is ugly。       That 

assurance on the lips of him she woos generally suffices to chill the most 

ardent Gy。    Here we are at my country´house。; 115 



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                          CHAPTER XXIII。 



       I  confess    that   my   conversation      with   Aph´Lin�察    �and   the   extreme 

coolness     with    which    he  stated   his  inability   to  control    the  dangerous 

caprice of his daughter�察�and treated the idea of the reduction into a cinder 

to which her amorous flame might expose my too seductive person�察�took 

away the pleasure I should otherwise have had in the contemplation of my 

host's   country´seat�察  �and   the   astonishing   perfection   of   the   machinery   by 

which   his   farming   operations   were   conducted。          The   house   differed   in 

appearance       from    the   massive     and   sombre     building     which    Aph´Lin 

inhabited in the city�察�and which seemed akin to the rocks out of which the 

city itself had been hewn into shape。            The walls of the country´seat were 

composed by trees placed a few feet apart from each other�察�the interstices 

being   filled   in   with   the   transparent   metallic   substance   which   serves   the 

purpose of glass among the Ana。             These trees were all in flower�察�and the 

effect was very pleasing�察�if not in the best taste。           We were received at the 

porch by life´like automata�察�who conducted us into a chamber�察�the like to 

which     I  never   saw    before�察  �but  have    often   on  summer      days   dreamily 

imagined。      It was a bower´ half room�察�half garden。             The walls were one 

mass of climbing flowers。          The open spaces�察�which we call windows�察�and 

in which�察�here�察�the metallic surfaces were slided back�察�commanded various 

views�察  �some�察  �of   the   wide   landscape   with   its   lakes   and   rocks�察  �some�察  �of 

small limited expanses answering to our conservatories�察�filled with tiers of 

flowers。     Along the sides of the room were flower´beds�察�interspersed with 

cushions     for   repose。    In   the  centre   of  the   floor  was    a  cistern   and   a 

fountain of that liquid light which I have presumed to be naphtha。                  It was 

luminous   and   of   a   roseate hue�察  �it   sufficed   without lamps   to light up   the 

room   with   a   subdued   radiance。       All   around   the   fountain   was   carpeted 

with   a   soft   deep   lichen�察  �not   green   ��I   have   never   seen   that   colour   in   the 

vegetation     of   116this   country���察   �but  a  quiet   brown�察   �on   which    the   eye 

reposes with the same sense of relief as that with which in the upper world 

it reposes on green。       In the outlets upon flowers ��which I have compared 

to our conservatories�� there were singing birds innumerable�察�which�察�while 

we remained in the room�察�sang in those harmonies of tune to which they 



                       

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